Hubert Keller is a noted French chef, who is known for his signature restaurants, Fleur de Lys in San Francisco and Las Vegas.

Fleur de Lys has also been ranked as one of the top 25 restaurants in the United States by Food & Wine magazine.

[9] He placed third (behind winner Rick Bayless and runner-up Michael Chiarello) in Top Chef Masters, Bravo's 2009 cooking reality competition, and designated that any winnings would be donated to Make-A-Wish Foundation.

In Season 13, he judged a contest held in his then closed restaurant Fleur de Lys in San Francisco.

[11][12] His friend, San-Francisco-based DJ "Frenchy le Freak," taught him the skills in exchange for cooking instruction.